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Curing levels under standardized temperature and humidity conditions of concrete (but also for medium temperature conditions in the range of +5 o C → +35 o C, maximum +40 o C, depending on the type of cement used in the preparation of concrete, in order not to record final resistance losses) can be plotted graphically with a single chart for all concrete grades prepared with the same type of cement at different ages.
Each concrete hardening diagram corresponds to a degree of maturation, defined as the area between the average temperature plot of the concrete and the -10 ° C order, over time, so that only resistance based on the temperature measurement during the curing can be evaluated (or the level of hardening) of the concrete necessary for the technological process - decofing, precompression force transfer, acceptance of freezing of the concrete without adverse effects, precast concrete transport etc., but also the necessary times for starting a technological process.
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Curing levels under standardized temperature and humidity conditions of concrete (but also for medium temperature conditions in the range of +5 o C → +35 o C, maximum +40 o C, depending on the type of cement used in the preparation of concrete, in order not to record final resistance losses) can be plotted graphically with a single chart for all concrete grades prepared with the same type of cement at different ages.
Each concrete hardening diagram corresponds to a degree of maturation, defined as the area between the average temperature plot of the concrete and the -10 ° C order, over time, so that only resistance based on the temperature measurement during the curing can be evaluated (or the level of hardening) of the concrete necessary for the technological process - decofing, precompression force transfer, acceptance of freezing of the concrete without adverse effects, precast concrete transport etc., but also the necessary times for starting a technological process.

Assessing the Level of Concrete Hardening by the Maturity Method

„Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi

Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Iași. Construction. Architecture Section

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Curing levels under standardized temperature and humidity conditions of concrete (but also for medium temperature conditions in the range of +5 o C → +35 o C,...

Assessing the Level of Concrete Hardening by the Maturity Method

Publié en ligne: 18 févr. 2022

Pages: 57 - 65

Reçu: 28 janv. 2021

Accepté: 21 mars 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bipca-2021-0005

Mots clés
level of hardening, degree of maturation, unitary cement, composite cement

© 2021 Pamfil Alexandra, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Assessing the Level of Concrete Hardening by the Maturity Method

Publié en ligne: 18 févr. 2022

Pages: 57 - 65

Reçu: 28 janv. 2021

Accepté: 21 mars 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bipca-2021-0005

Mots cléslevel of hardening, degree of maturation, unitary cement, composite cement

© 2021 Pamfil Alexandra, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
level of hardening, degree of maturation, unitary cement, composite cement